Years active 1985–present Height 1.83 m Parents Walt Russ, Josephine Russ | Name Tim Russ Children Madison Camille Russ | |
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Full Name Timothy Darrell Russ Born June 22, 1956 (age 68) ( 1956-06-22 ) Washington, D.C., US Occupation Actor, musician, screenwriter Role Actor · timrusswebpage.com Albums Only a Dream in Rio, ....2nd Thoughts, Tim Russ, Lifeline, Brave New World, Kushangaza, Then and Now Movies and TV shows Similar People Robert Picardo, Garrett Wang, Ethan Phillips, Walter Koenig, Robert Duncan McNeill |
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Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, as Frank on Samantha Who?, and as Principal Franklin, a recurring character on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly.
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- Star trek s tim russ explains star wars day by pocketwatch
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- Life and career
- Star Trek and other roles
- Later work
- Music
- Voice acting roles
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
- Filmography
- References

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Life and career

Russ was born in Washington, D.C. to a state government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey.
Star Trek and other roles

Russ made a brief appearance in the comedy movie Spaceballs as the trooper who shouts "We ain't found shit!" while "combing" the desert.

Russ has been extensively involved in the Star Trek franchise, as a voice and film actor, writer, director and producer. He played several minor roles before landing the role as the main character Tuvok. Russ screen-tested for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation before gaining the role of Tuvok. Russ went into Voyager as a dedicated Trekkie with an extensive knowledge of Vulcan lore and has played the following roles in Star Trek:


In 1995, Russ co-wrote the story for the Malibu Comics Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #29 and 30, with Mark Paniccia. Russ performed voice acting roles as Tuvok for the computer games Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force and Star Trek: Elite Force II. Russ is also the director and one of the stars of the fan series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, the first third of which was released in December 2007, with the remaining two-thirds released in 2008.
Russ's character's name D.C. Montana in The Highwayman was a reference to Trek writer D. C. Fontana.
In 1990 he appeared in an episode of Freddy's Nightmares. The episode had multiple quotes and hints suggesting to Star Trek fandom, such as: "Beam me up Scotty," "Captain! The dilithium crystals are running out," and Tim Russ' character being named Picard. This can be considered an early precursor to his extensive Star Trek career.
Russ is directing and co-starring in Star Trek: Renegades, and in both 2013 and 2014 reprised his role as the voice of Tuvok in the MMO Star Trek Online.
Later work
Russ appeared as Frank, a sarcastic doorman in Christina Applegate's ABC comedy, Samantha Who? from 2007 to 2009, and appeared for 7 seasons as Principal Ted Franklin in Nickelodeon's show iCarly. He also portrayed a surgeon on an episode of Hannah Montana, "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak."
Russ won an Emmy Award in 2014 for a public service ads he did for the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office on intellectual property theft and cyber bullying.
Music
Russ has been a musician for over 40 years, and a singer for at least 35.